Legal Opinion

Adams v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided April 16, 2008No. 2D07-3958Published

1Opinion of the Court

990 So.2d 531 (2008)

John T. ADAMS, Appellant,

v.

STATE of Florida, Appellee.

No. 2D07-3958.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

April 16, 2008.

CASANUEVA, Judge.

John T. Adams appeals the summary denial of his motion for postconviction relief filed pursuant to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.850. We affirm the order in all respects except as to claim six, which we reverse and remand for further proceedings.

In claim six, Mr. Adams alleged that he did not make a voluntary or intelligent waiver of his right to the assistance of counsel at his sentencing hearing. He asserted that…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. Brown v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
  3. Austin v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2002

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